Monday, May 30, 2011

Desktop Calendar for June

Hello friends :)I'll be taking a month long computer break during June to work on a few deadlines.My Etsy shop will be closed during June as well.If something comes up I'll be posting at my Facebook page.Add me to your "Likes" if you like :)

I'll leave you with a free desktop calendar for the month of June.Click on this link or on the image above to download the calendar.I'll see you back here in July!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Turbo by Daniel

A beautiful photo of the 'turbinator' that Daniel took with my camera.Thank you so much for all the kindness and generosity you've shown Daniel.He was so happy everyone liked his portrait of Carmel kitty.Have a great weekend friends!

Lime

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tumbleweed

The wind brought us this beautiful tumbleweed this weekand of course Turbo had to inspect it :)I found this other branch a few months ago and it still sits on top of our cabinet.Did you know some people even collect them and you can buy them online!?

Monday, May 23, 2011

Feathers

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Random

A few random photos of this weekend.My plants are thriving in this heat while I wither...I struggle during these hot months to keep my creativityfrom becoming an amorphous mush.Are you most creative when it's hot or during the chilly months?Thank you so much to all of you that registered for the one daysummer workshop at Bookhou in Toronto. I look forward to meeting you :)There are still a couple of spots available in case you fancy joining us.

Friday, May 20, 2011

O Canada!

Winged Migration is a beautiful group show curated by my dear friend Margie.I am honored to be a part of this group of very talented women:Abigail Brown, Abby Glassenberg, Arounna Khounnoraj & Margaret OomenIf you are in the area it would be so nice of you to come visit.I will be visiting Canada for the first time this summer!I'll be in Toronto to give a one day workshopat Arounna's beautiful shop Bookhou the 23rd of July!To register and read more about it click here. The class is limited to 12 people.To celebrate my trip I made the provincial bird for Ontario: the common loon

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Ralph & my Left Hand

Ralph the pelican now lives happily on a rock amongst corals & algae.It's been seven months since I quit biting my nails.Bit them really bad for almost 40 yearsso I can't believe I have 'normal' hands now :)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Pelicans

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Belated May Calendar

I hadn't had time to whip up a May desktop calendar but I got so many requeststhat I squeezed in some time today to design one for you...Better late than never, right?Click on the small image below for the high-res file.

Saturday, May 07, 2011

Birds in my Closet

Friday, May 06, 2011

The winner is...

Čestitam Ninocka!!! Congratulations Studio Ninocka!!!Thank you so much to all of you who participated and left a comment!I wish I had thousands of books to send everyone. Big, big hug for each of you with ♥

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Book Giveaway!

Remember when I blogged about Heather Smith Jones'gorgeous book 'Water Paper Paint'?I'm a big fan of Heather's work and her book is absolutely wonderful,I loved every single page and project.If you like watercolors like me, I highly recommend it!I am giving away a copy of the book & a signed archival quality printof my watercolor piece called "Three Little Birds" featured in the gallery section!Leave a comment on this post and I'll pick a random lucky winner next Friday morning. I'll announce the winner later that day :)***Anyone in the whole wide world can participate, I will ship wherever you are!****Comments are now closed*Thank you so much for the unbelievable response & your generous comments! I wish I had a thousand books to give away.I will chose a random winner and announce it later today!

Monday, May 02, 2011

Lactarius Indigo & News

Sneak peek of a series of unusual colored mushrooms I'm working on.Watercolor and collage on Twinrocker handmade paper. 6 x 8 inches.

***Some exciting work news:There will be new very cool product collaborations with Galison& Urban Outfitters coming out soon with my birdies!I'm illustrating a book about herbal remedies published by Trumpeter Books &working with the wonderful Michelle Engel Bencsko from Cloud 9 Fabricson an organic fabric collection that will be out in the fall!And of course I'm also working on my hand carved stamps book with Lark Booksthat will be out in the spring of 2012. Lots of exciting projects in the works!

Blur

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Work Hard, Play Hard

Nothing I like more than spending a lazy Sunday at homewith my guys & my watercolors.I've had so much work lately that I hadn't had time to invest on Big Bird until today.I've noticed that if I don't spend time every day doing these type of projectsI'm less productive with my work related activities. It feeds my creative energy.My version of work hard, play hard :)